Thiruvananthapuram: Even when the new school curriculum is coming, Kerala is not following the central directive not to let all the students pass. It is suggested that the students should be passed to the higher classes only according to the marks obtained in the fifth and eighth class examinations. Although most of the states in the country have implemented it, only Kerala has not taken a decision.
Children should not be passed if they do not have 25% marks in the half-yearly examination and 33% marks in the annual examination in fifth and eighth. A special exam will be conducted to give one more chance to those who do not have marks. But contrary to this, the government’s approach is to improve children’s knowledge by improving continuous assessment. Another thing that the Education Department says is ‘Comprehensive Progress Card’.
The progress card is prepared by evaluating the knowledge acquired by the child step by step and monitoring the learning progress. The government claims that doing this will also improve the quality of education. Director of Public Education S. Shanavas himself came to the scene. All pass can be used to avoid the threat of students dropping out.
